ValueLine: Lesson number one
Investments are never certain, but avoiding particular sectors and companies can improve your prospects. Extraordinary A1 businesses businesses are not blue-chip. Find a business whose shares are available at prices below intrinsic value and one whose value is expected to rise materially over the next few years, then provided the other characteristics of quality are met you would be unwise to leave your funds parked anywhere else. Read Roger’s article at www.eurekareport.com.au.
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Roger Montgomery is the Founder and Chairman of Montgomery Investment Management. Roger has over three decades of experience in funds management and related activities, including equities analysis, equity and derivatives strategy, trading and stockbroking. Prior to establishing Montgomery, Roger held positions at Ord Minnett Jardine Fleming, BT (Australia) Limited and Merrill Lynch.
He is also author of best-selling investment guide-book for the stock market, Value.able – how to value the best stocks and buy them for less than they are worth.
Roger appears regularly on television and radio, and in the press, including ABC radio and TV, The Australian and Ausbiz. View upcoming media appearances.
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